The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine Has a Direct Impact on Champions League, World Cup

UEFA and FIFA find themselves confronting the nexus of geopolitics and global football’s showpiece events.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 23, 2022

EU sanctions hit Russian officials, companies, lawmakers

European Union sanctions against Russia have taken effect

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Cyberattack hits Ukrainian government and banks

The U.S. has warned that it believes Moscow has been behind recent cyberattacks against Ukraine.

Axios · Feb 23, 2022

Ukraine crisis: A low-cost disinformation campaign aids Putin’s playbook

While Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent this week, pro-Russia online disinformation campaigners unleashed numerous images and videos depicting Ukraine as the aggressor. Their often crude efforts were promptly dismantled by experts and fact-checkers. But for Moscow, quantity overrides quality concerns.

France 24 · Feb 23, 2022

Party funding linked to Russia – how much have Tories benefited?

Despite Johnson’s denial over input from oligarchs, donations from those with Russian business links or dual nationality boost the Conservatives

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2022

U.S. slaps sanctions on company building Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on the company in charge of building Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, expanding penalties on Moscow after it recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2022

Czechs to propose EU tightens passport rules for Russians

The Czech Republic will ask European Union partners to only allow entry into the border control-free Schengen area to Russians who hold biometric passports, Czech Interior Minister Vita Rakusan said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2022

'I am petrified': Ukrainians living in Bristol share their worries as crisis deepens

'I am petrified, I am crying every single day'

Bristol Post · Feb 23, 2022

Experts warn of potential surge in Russian cyber attacks on UK organisations

Analysts and officials expecting retaliations from Kremlin-linked cyber groups after imposition of sanctions

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Ukraine: UK must turn rhetoric on Russia into action in ‘critical moment’, says Sturgeon

Scotland’s First Minister said the crisis in Ukraine could be ‘the most critical moment for the world since the Second World War’.

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022